A woman in her 60s is fighting for her life today and a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident in a home near Cambridge.

Police were called to the house in Willingham Road, Over, at just after 8am yesterday to reports of a serious assault after a Magpas air ambulance was called to the scene along with an ambulance crew and another paramedic.

The woman was treated by paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service at the scene and has been taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital and is in a critical condition.

The man is in custody and crime scene investigators are at the property after police set up a cordon around the home.

A force spokesman said: “Police have launched an investigation following a serious assault.

“We were called by the ambulance service to a property in Willingham Road, Over at just after 8am. A woman in her 60s suffered severe head injuries. She is currently in Addenbrooke's Hospital in a critical condition.

"A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is in custody. This was an isolated incident."

An ambulance service spokesman said: "The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received a call at 7.59am on July 11 to Willingham Road. An ambulance crew, ambulance officer and Magpas air ambulance attended.

"They treated a woman in her 60s who had suffered a serious head injury. She was taken by land ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital for further treatment."